Te Ururoa Flavell
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The Honourable Te Ururoa Flavell MP |
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Te Ururoa Flavell in 2012
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waiariki |
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Assumed office 17 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mita Ririnui |
| Majority | 6,812 (65.80%) |
| Minister of Māori Development | |
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Assumed office 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Pita Sharples |
| Co-leader of the Māori Party | |
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Assumed office 2013 Co-leader with Marama Fox |
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| Preceded by | Pita Sharples |
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| Born |
7 December 1955 Tokoroa, New Zealand |
| Political party | Māori Party |
Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell (born 7 December 1955), also known as Hemi Flavell, is a New Zealand politician who has been a co-leader of the Māori Party since 2013 and has represented the Waiariki electorate for the party in Parliament since 2005.
Flavell, born in Tokoroa, has affiliations to the Ngapuhi, Ngati Rangiwewehi, and Te Arawa iwi. He trained as a teacher, and taught at the secondary and tertiary level for many years. He later held a number of roles in the education sector, including school principal, and then worked as a consultant to various government agencies.
In the 2005 general election, Flavell stood as a candidate for the Māori Party in the Waiariki electorate and as 10th on the party list. He won the election against the incumbent, Mita Ririnui, and entered Parliament.
The Waiariki electorate was contested by two contenders in the 2008 election: the incumbent and Ririnui. Flavell was once again confirmed.
The Waiariki electorate was contested by three contenders in the 2011 election: Flavell, Annette Sykes of the Mana Party and Louis Te Kani of the Labour Party. Flavell was returned to Parliament for the third successive time.
In the 48th New Zealand Parliament, his primary Māori Party portfolios were Education and Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. He also held a number of minor portfolios including Tourism, Local Government, Internal Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Land Information and Education Review Office. He was a member and Deputy Chairperson of the Education and Science Select Committee as well as being a current member on the Business Select Committee, Whips Select Committee and Standing Orders Committee.
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